I love the fabric.

I like the dragon fabric. I agree and think the dragon should be appliqued on the red or black fabric to stand out more. Please post pictures as you go along.

LOL is this your summer face :D:D:D

Why yes it is. The other was my winter coat. If I start to sweat and can't wipe it, off it comes. for a little while. I have a spot on my right jaw I don't like to show. I know big bad boy, tatted biker.
Well I think when I turned in my road machine for a sewing machine. I also turned in my Bad boy card as well.
I think I even cried watching Bamby with my DGS. HA! HA!
No not really... I have shot to many of them to cry. Think it looks better or the fuzzy look.

Definetly looks better now. In my opinion anyways. I've always liked the clean shaven look. Also makes men look younger.

Oh, forgot the other pic. That definelty is just "wrong" LOL

wow awesome fabric,

I know. MOM says "if you don't have anything nice to say...Talk about something else"...


:mrgreen: :roll:

I love your dragon piece wish I could get my hands on some of that. It sounds like a good idea. Please post a pic when done. Awesome

I picked this fabric up at Jo-anns fabric store. You might want to go on that web store to see if they have any there.
Kwiltkrazy picked up some in a differant color way, maybe she can tell you where she got it from.


Ray..

You are doing a beautiful job with this .... seems like you are really using your quilting to bring out the best in the fabric design and tying the design elements all together without being obvious(which is very difficult to do). Looks like you're a natural for these art pieces....look forward to seeing more of your work.

ONT: Love the diamond quilting, and the stitching around the Chinese letters.
I'll post some pictures of what I've accomplished on my quilt on my thread about quilted dragons. Haven't got it done yet, youngest son just moved out this week, and it's been really disrupted around here.
Lucinda
By the way; it's Dragon Tamer!!lol

hi, I love the dragon fabric and all the colors, it would be nice to incorporate some of those other designs in the quilt as well//love to see it as you progess. have fun!!Pat

I started to quilt the outer border with a (woodgrain style) stitch. I have the top and the bottom done here are a few pictures of what I have, done.
It took five full bobbins, and four hours to do each the top & bottom of the quilt.
At least these are to two long sides,
the other two are only 6 feet long. These are 7.5 feet long.
Then! The big suprise binding...

ONT - looking good. Nice job.

Very Nice! You are doing an awesome job. You have alot more patience than I do. Most all my quilting is meandering the whole quilt. Quick & easy. It is alot of fun though. Can't wait to see yours completed.

Wow! That looks fantastic! It does indeed look like wood. And I can see why it took so long, the detail in it is incredible.

Ont: great job. I really like the graining. I really like doing it too. I love the look of dense background fillers. Really wondering what the binding is going to be.

Wow!Looks great!

Hi This is really looking nice, can't wait to see the finished project, Thanks for sharing, this inspires me to try something new!

Got my dragon material at Joanne's also.

How's the quilt going?

Here is some more I've got done.
I must tell the world. I have had quite a heavy hart this past week. We had a fellow police officer killed in line of duty.
Over a f-ing hit and run accident....... We was only 29 yo.
leaves a wife, a two yo daughter, AND a two WEEK old son!
Any inquires for help go to
100 club.org for Arizona fallen officers families.

First off, I'm very sorry for your loss. What a terrible tragedy.

And your quilt is amazing. I've never actually seen a binding done like this. It's looking great. I'm trying to decide if I have the patience for doing it this way. But I'm thinking perhaps it doesn't take quite as much fabric (as in, you can use up the ends you have left over maybe???)

It's just going to look fantastic when you're all done. Good job!

Sorry about TM. Sucks.

On the other hand, your quilt is great!! That is the one you're sending me for the DQ swap, isn't it? :mrgreen: :shock:

oNT: tHAT'S SO SAD! mY FATHER WAS AN OFFICER IN THE SAME TOWN FOR 20 YEARS. MY heart goes out to the family.
Wondered why you weren't chatting me.
Love your binding, I like to do many colored bindings. It's going to look fantastic. Don't understand what you did with the t-shirts. Did you cover up your quilting?
Anyway, it is looking great! Haven't got much further. Told you my youngest moved out, well, he also made me a furry Grandmother this week. to a beautiful lab/retriever pup named Jasper. Maybe someday I will get the real thing, still I won't hold my breath.

love this...my son would beg for this one! What pattern are you selecting for this?

ONT - so sorry about that officer. My heart goes out to his family and will send up prayers for them. My niece and nephew are EMT/fire fighters and my nephew is also the arson investigator for a major metropolis. I worry about them constantly when they are at work. I know the jobs are different but I worry about the dangers. And, yes, they have been shot at answering calls.

Your quilt - what can I say - it is absolutely outstanding and a work of art. I'm getting a wall ready to hang it (just in case) LOL

That really sucks about the officer getting killed. I hate to hear about idiots that kill good people like that.

The quilt is off the charts, man! That quilting in the border is superb, and the binding is phenomenal! :D

TIME CHECK

?????????????????????????? It's half past crazy here. :mrgreen:

Amen Sistah!

But while I'm here I'll pop in and say that I've been inspired by ONT's piano key binding...Gonna try it...sorta kinda....tomorrow's project....

Wow, I just found this thread and have been reading it. Your quilt is a fantastic piece of art. You should enter into competition somewhere. I can't even imagine quilting it on a small machine Kudos to you.
Thank you so much for sharing this journey with us and I can't wait for the koi quilt.
Muriel

Here are pictures of the finished project!! I have named it .....Teahouse Dragon. Thanks for watching my journey.

My next project will feature the koi fabric seen in earlier posts. Watch for new thread. I'll still need the wonderful encouragement this board offers a rookie.

That is beautiful. Have you ever been to Japan? You are an artist.

Thank you for viewing and posting your thoughts on this thread. Any final comments, good or bad, will be read and appreciated.


Ray..

Ray, that is absolutely gorgeous!!!!!

Fantastic, but, doesn't it feel good to finish. Such a wonderful quilt, thanks for the ride. Time to the the mind wander on to the nest project.

beautiful....you did a superb job :)

Wow!! Beautiful job. You certainly have an artistic talent. Bet you are glad it is finished and sad that it is done as well. It had to have been so much fun seeing it evolve. Looking forward to your next piece of art.